war record

[kae]

Hi
i'm interested in finding out about my grandfathers war record
I know he was mentioned in despatches but this is all that's recorded in the London gazette : Chief Motor Mechanic Ralph Puttock, C/MX.92559-

a} is there any way of finding out why he was mentioned in despatches
b} the letters & numbers at the end - are they his service numbers
c} is there any way of finding out which boats he served on

thanks
karl

[Rondeb43]

Hi Karl,

You might want to check the following website as it personally identifies Ralph Puttock and the ships he was on. The mention in dispatches was related to Operation Jubilee - The Dieppe landings on 19/08/1942.

20.05.1944 - (07.1945)
HMS Copra (Combined Operations pay & drafting office) (for landing craft duty) according to a letter addressed 23.08.1944 at the time actually serving at HMS Braganza II (Bombay, India), care of Resident Naval Officer, Calcutta, India

The following link gives some info - http://www.combinedops.com/COPRA.htm

18.03.1946 - (04.1946)
HMS Warren (Combined Operations base, Largs) - http://www.combinedops.com/Training%20E ... S%20WARREN

http://www.unithistories.com/officers/R ... cersP.html

I hope the info above is useful.

Regards

Ron

[kae]

thanks for getting back to me, i'm off to invetigete the links you sent me now

regards Karl

[Rondeb43]

Hi Karl was the info any use in your research?
Ron

[Alec]

Hi

Try NATIONAL ARCHIVES http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/